Responsibilities and functions of the Council

Responsibilities and functions of the Council:

1. (i) The Council shall have the following responsibilities and functions, namely:-

1. (a) To render advice to the Government, State Universities, Private Universities, and other institutions of higher education in the state:
2. (b) to coordinate the roles of the Government, State Universities, Private Universities, and Apex Regulatory Agencies in higher education within the state;
3. (c) to provide common facilities in higher educationwithout impairing upon the autonomy of other institutions of higher education;
   • (ii) For the furtherance of the above responsibilities and functions, the Council shall specifically undertake the following:-
4. (a) formulate and evolve State Higher Education plan
5. (SHEP) for the development of higher education, suomoto or on the suggestion from Government or request from State Universities or other Institutions;
6. (b) provide support to State Institutions and affiliated institutions for formulation production of their plans and implementing them;
7. (c) monitor the implementation of State Higher Education Plan;
8. (d) compile and maintain periodic statistics at state and institutional level and assist in All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE);
9. (e) create and maintain Management Information system; (MIS);
10. (f) evaluate Institutions on the basis of norms developed by national level higher education agencies;
11. (g) suggest improvements in curriculum and syllabus accordance with the changing societies and academic requirements and maintain quality of curriculum;
12. (h) to ensure quality of examinations and suggest reforms in examination;
    • (i) undertake necessary steps for establishing inter-linkage between research and learning process;
13. (j) protect the autonomy of state institutions and review periodically the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the Universities in the state and suggest appropriate improvement for the realization of the objects of social justice and academic excellence in education, and advise the universities or other institute of higher education on statute, ordinance or regulation formulation;
14. (k) provide approval to setting up new institutions of higher education;
15. (l) suggest accreditation reforms measures in consultation with National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC);
16. (m) advise state government on strategic investments in higher education;
17. (n) evolve guidelines for linkages of an academic nature between higher education institutions in the State and institutions within and outside the country;
18. (o) make proposals for the generation and utilization of funds with the objective of this Act;
19. (p) evolve general guidelines for the release of grants by the Government or any agency authorized by the government and disburse funds to the universities and colleges on the basis of State Higher Education Plan (SHEP);
20. (q) evolve methodology for timely transfer of the funds earmarked for the State Universities and other institution of higher education;
21. (r) hold discussions, conduct workshops, seminars with the objective of facilitating the widest possible consultancies with experts and stakeholders for formulating the polices and on higher education and facilitating them proper implementation; provide a forum for the interaction among the academy, industries, agriculture and science sectors,
22. (t) co-ordinate various programmes being promoted and undertaken by Central and State Government and national level apex regulatory bodies in the territory of India.